Sandstone is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Sandstone typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandstone, ~13% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandstone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandstone leans more Republican than 38 of 145 neighbors.
Sandstone runs about 12 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Sandstone leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sandstone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Sandstone live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the West Virginia average of 12%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sandstone, WV sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sandstone looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sandstone is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Sandstone report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Sandstone have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hix, WV R+54
- Lockbridge, WV R+56
- Meadow Creek, WV R+57
- Tempa, WV R+55
- Pluto, WV R+51
- Barksdale, WV R+55
- Lawn, WV R+57
- Hinton, WV R+41
- Meadow Bridge, WV R+57
- Claypool, WV R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carson, ND R+72
- Gandsi, MS R+85
- Glenhaven, CA D+8
- Knightens Crossroads, AL R+85
- Oak Hill, MI R+23
- Mutual, OK R+79
- Greig, NY R+46
- Coryell, TX R+72
- Maple Grove, WI R+51
- Leggett, CA D+50
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.